Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-07-28
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Tony Howell caught 115 trout one
day last week.
The quarterly meeting at the Metho-
dist church last Sunday was well at
tended.
Mrs. John Schreiner went to Jefferson
Monday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Moulton.
Mr.. Dargan, the new proprietor of
the Hubbard House, went to Chicago
Friday on business.
Louis Gelbaugh, of Hurricane, has
nearly completed his new house, two
story frame 80 feet square.
Miss Anna Wheeler, returned Thurs
day last, to her home in Bloomington
after visit with her friend Miss Carrie
Van de Wall
A Party of young ladies had a picnic
at Kings last Friday, Harry Barnett
took them down in the "bus'' and
went after them after the seven o'lcock
train.
Mr.. George Griffen returned home
last Thursday frem Cherokee, Iowa,
where he has been for the past six
weeks. From his looks one would i'm
imagine that Iowa beef did not agree
with him.
In the little village of Bloomington
they received S154 for buttons in the
high school. In Mineral Point they
receive double that amount; in Dodge
vile received upwards of $500, besides
from $3.50 to $500 from the state.
R. Meyer, Jr., in company with
Lieut.. George Barnett and other Bosco-
bel friends tried the trout streams of
Crawford county last week. They were
found to be inferior to those of Grant
county as well as those of Alaska.
Ed. Dickinson of Patch Grove had a
yearling and two-year-old colt killed
instantly by lightning during the storm
of July II and third colt was struck
but not badly hurt The shock Jared
several houses in that neigborhood
Ed. Pendleton's barn, granary and a
hay shed containing about eight tons of
hay, were struck by lightning the same
night and totally consumed. Loss
about 500; partially insured in the
Bloomington Farmers company. A
team of horses was saved by great ex-
ertion.
Mr.. VIM. Jones and his daughter
Evyie, of New York City have been !.
iting at DIR. Hasselrs. Mr.. Jones has
for thirty years been connected with the
public schools of New York City, over
thirty of which he has been assistant
superintendent They left Monday for
Minneapolis.
Miss Annie Carter gave very pleas
ant evening party last Wednesday for
her seven nieces: Misses Rena. Bee,
Annie and Fannie Woodward and Mer-
tie Carter, of Platteville, Nina Children,
of East Dubuque and Emma Carter, of
Dodgeville. The grounds were illum-
mated with Chinese lanterns.
Rev. and Mrs. Grinnell 60 this week
TO Rockford, Iowa, where Mrs. Grin
nell's parents reside, where they win
spend Mr.. Grinnell's summer vacation.
The Congregational church will not be
closed during his absence. Sermons
will be read Sunday mornings. and the
Sunday school and prayermeetings win
be continued as usual.
A bridge is gone, or at least was last
week, ON the road to Fennimore in
Gregory Hollow. and a chasm some
four feet wide and three or four deep
left unguarded by lantern or barricsde
If not fixed soon there is danger of an
accident. In the daytime one can see
the way to drive around it, but team
and driver unaccustomed to the place
would 90 straight in in dark night and
the result would be a smashup.